Excision of Trpv6 gene leads to severe defects in epididymal Ca2+ absorption and male fertility much like single D541A pore mutation.
Weissgerber P, Kriebs U, Tsvilovskyy V, Olausson J, Kretz O, Stoerger C, Mannebach S, Wissenbach U, Vennekens R, Middendorff R, Flockerzi V, Freichel M.
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J Biol Chem. 2012 May 25;287(22):17930-41. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.328286. Epub 2012 Mar 15.
J Biol Chem. 2012.
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Replacement of aspartate residue 541 by alanine (D541A) in the pore of TRPV6 channels in mice disrupts Ca(2+) absorption by the epididymal epithelium, resulting in abnormally high Ca(2+) concentrations in epididymal luminal fluid and in a dramatic but incomplete loss of sperm mot …
Replacement of aspartate residue 541 by alanine (D541A) in the pore of TRPV6 channels in mice disrupts Ca(2+) absorption by the epididymal e …